AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has a plethora of state symbols, from the blue bonnet to the longhorn, and this legislative session, one lawmaker is looking to add the cannon to that list. Texas Sen.

State Sen. Bob Hall laid out a bill in a Senate State Affairs Committee hearing on Monday with one purpose: ending the Texas Lottery. In a lengthy speech, the Edgewood Republican summarized all ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state employees, university workers, retirees and community allies gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday to rally and meet with lawmakers. They started at Wooldridge Square ...

a familiar face was spotted on the steps of the Texas Capitol. Austin-based drag queen Brigitte Bandit testified against a proposed bill that would pull state funding from any library hosting drag ...

"Representative Harrison, can I ask—I've been chair of this committee now four sessions, and for hundreds of bills, I've never had a member actively on his cell phone while he is laying out a ...

The future of the Texas Lottery, which launched in 1992, is uncertain as the Texas Legislature weighs legislation that could shut down the agency's games. Credit: Omar Ornelas/El Paso Times/USA ...

“The Texas Lottery and billions in school funding in limbo as deadline nears at Capitol” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs ...

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) filed a lawsuit seeking $2.5 million in damages after a U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer entered his office, prompting claims from the GOP congressman that he is ...